Glenville State advance to MEC Tournament final

March 8, 2026

WHEELING — Top-seeded Glenville State uncharacteristically chose not to attend its morning shootaround prior to its semifinal showdown with fifth-seeded Fairmont State here Saturday afternoon in the annual Mountain East Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament at WesBanco Arena. The decision, however, proved to be the right one. The Pioneers came out on fire connecting on seven of their first 10 shots, including their first four 3-point field goal attempts as they raced to an early 10-point lead and eventually an 83-74 victory over the Falcons. “That’s not like us is it to ...

State wrestling: Parkersburg on University’s heels for D1 title race

March 7, 2026

HUNTINGTON — Following Friday night's action here at the 79th annual West Virginia State Wrestling Tournament, two-time defending Class AAA state champion University holds a 199.5 to 193 lead on Parkersburg as the Hawks are attempting to become the first Division I team champion in ...

Ripley takes commanding D2 lead into final day of state wrestling

March 7, 2026

HUNTINGTON — The Ripley wrestling program of head coach Matt Smith has a commanding 149.5-103.5 lead against Herbert Hoover in the Division II team race following the completion of Friday night's semifinals and blood rounds at the 79th annual West Virginia State Wrestling Tournament being ...

New Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon course to make event safer and more scenic

March 7, 2026

PARKERSBURG — The 2026 version of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon will start and end at the same locations as it has for most of the 37 years that the race has run through the streets of Parkersburg. The route between those two points will change to lead runners and walkers ...

‘Curveball’: Williamstown eliminates Ravenswood, 57-48, after power outage leads to site change

March 7, 2026

PARKERSBURG — What the darkness failed to do earlier in the evening by trying to put a damper on the Williamstown boys basketball season, Ravenswood nearly accomplished with a miracle type effort in the latter stages of the fourth quarter. On a night where something happened that the ...

Hoops roundup: PHS beats Buck-Ups in 2 OTs

March 7, 2026

BUCKHANNON — Parkersburg High kept its season alive with a 71-69 double-overtime win Friday at Buckhannon-Upshur in the Class AAAA, South Region semifinals. The Big Reds (7-16) advanced to take on top-seeded George Washington at 7 p.m. Wednesday in a regional co-final. Quentin Wilson led PHS with 26 points while Chandler Jackson added 14. The Big Reds trailed 19-11 after one but rallied to tie it at 31-all by halftime. It remained knotted up at 46-46 entering the fourth. PHS trailed 59-59 with seven seconds left in regulation when Wilson buried a 3-pointer to force overtime. In ...